Definition of Preceptories. Meaning of Preceptories. Synonyms of Preceptories

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Definition of Preceptories

Preceptories
Preceptory Pre*cep"to*ry, n.; pl. Preceptories. [LL. praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L. praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator, administrator among the Knights Templars. See Preceptor.] A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.

Meaning of Preceptories from wikipedia

- A preceptory's main focus was on its church and on accommodation for the brethren. Examples in the UK include the Hospitaller Torphichen Preceptory in...
- the principles of the Protestant Reformation.[citation needed] It has preceptories throughout the world, mainly in the major English-speaking countries...
- Withham Preceptory, one of the smallest Knights Templar preceptories in England, was founded, before 1164, at Temple Hill, near South Witham, Lincolnshire...
- Temple Bruer Preceptory is a historic building in the civil parish of Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is...
- Bottesford Preceptory was sited at Bottesford, just to the south of S****horpe, in Lindsey, England. It was on low-lying land, near the Bottesford Beck...
- also for military training. The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were: Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven (TF0830) Bottesford...
- Wetherby Preceptory was a medieval monastic house in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The estate at Wetherby was given to the Templars around 1240 and...
- Bailiwick", "Yeaveley and Barrow Preceptory" and "Stydd Preceptory". Preceptories like this were founded in order to raise revenues to fund the Hospitallers'...
- also for military training. The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were: Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven (TF0830) Bottesford...
- Dalby Preceptory, also known as Dalby and Heather Preceptory, was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, in the village of Old Dalby, Leicestershire...